How does a brain eating amoeba enter the human body?
It thrives in stagnant or slow-flowing water, where it can feed on bacteria and other organic matter. The amoeba can also ...
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Risk of brain-eating amoeba in British waters 'a concern', expert says
The amoeba can hide in pipes connected to tap water ... This is because the amoebae’s feeding causes meningoencephalitis, which similarly sees the brain and nearby tissues swell.
Karachi woman dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba
A 36-year-old Karachi woman, Maryam Shakeel, died after contracting Naegleria, a brain-eating amoeba found in water. Health ...